There are several reasons why some people prefer alternatives to Elasticsearch, including: * License preference: Some people prefer true open-source licenses a

There are several reasons why some people prefer alternatives to Elasticsearch, including: * License preference: Some people prefer true open-source licenses as opposed to the license that Elasticsearch has switched to. * Performance and resource consumption: For some, performance and resource consumption are significant factors in their choice of a search engine. * SQL vs JSON DSL: Some people prefer using SQL over Elasticsearch's JSON domain-specific language. * Maintenance: Some believe that maintaining Elasticsearch can become challenging when the data collection becomes large enough. That's what I've heard from those who preferred Manticore over Elasticsearch.